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Child Suicide Attempts Are Skyrocketing in The US, And Nobody Knows Why Podcast: From Homeless to Prisoner to Olympian Really good message from @tonymhoffman about seeing people’s story instead of our biases. Child abuse survivor hopes story inspires others to step forward, seek help Mental health problems don’t end with age. Older people need help…
Link – Not Enough Sleep Linked to Depression and Anxiety
Society doesn’t value rest, it may be hurting our mental health tremendously. The researchers discovered that regular sleep disruptions are associated with difficulty in shifting one’s attention away from negative information. This may mean that inadequate sleep is part of what makes negative intrusive thoughts stick around and interfere with people’s lives, they say. https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/01/07/not-enough-sleep-linked-to-depression-and-anxiety/130871.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Shared Links (weekly) May 7, 2023
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America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it
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Teen girls crisis: It’s beyond social media– blaming social media lets too many other people off the hook for the sexual harassment, societal pressure, political threats, and everything else teenage girls have to deal with.
Link – Normal Mental Health: How Does Chasing It Create Stigma?
This is a good reminder – “When it comes to mental health, normality is a myth that does little to provide a path to long-term recovery. Instead, it serves as a standard we measure ourselves against, consistently finding that we come up short in comparison.” Often I see folks dealing with mental health or abuse…
Shared Links (weekly) May 14, 2023
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APA Report Says That Media & Politicians Are Simply Wrong About Kids & Social Media; Media Then Lies About Report “The American Psychological Association has put out a thoughtful, nuanced study, about kids and social media, that suggests that the hyperventilating we’ve heard about is misplaced”
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7 Simple Ways to Be Kinder to Yourself, According to Experts
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Nothing Beats Great Friendships –“True friends are those people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer.
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I spent 10 years studying what makes us happy in life—here’s the No. 1 thing I overlooked the entire time– Gretchen Rubin on how we can use our senses to help our mental health.
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